Bruno Maderna: Composizione No.1 (1948-1949)

Bruno Maderna (1920-1973): Composizione No.1, per orchestra (1948/1949).
Frankfurt Radio Symphony orchestra diretta da Arturo Tamayo.
Cover image: painting by Eugenio Carmi.
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[@EmmaNicolPigato]

Fra le cose più belle che ho mai ascoltato

[@Lapsus16]

I listened to this piece over and over for three days. This is truly remarkable, and unfortunately rarely performed. Mr. Maderna was one of the great forgotten, at least here in the US, with Alois Zimmerman, Luigi Nono, etc. May this be due to their political views and cold war animosities? Nono is difficult stuff, I understand why mainstream audiences would not go there, but this piece by Maderna is very accessible and full of surprises. The sax solo is pure genius.

[@hansplougolsen9568]

Good enogh, Keep listening until You die,, Capt Olzen...

[@stueystuey1962]

I don't think politics has anything to do with the reception history of the composers you mention. It has entirely to do with availability of recordings and a general awareness. Henze's politics and sexual orientation didn't prevent him from appearing on DG as early as the '70s. YT is the perfect medium for allowing us to rewrite the reception history of composers from the 1920's to the present day. Maderna will emerge as an absolute master; his music is incredible and will become more and more popular. Serialism will never be embraced by the masses. Too cerebral, too complicated and too much of an effort for the average listener.

[@stueystuey1962]

I don't think politics has anything to do with the reception history of the composers you mention. It has entirely to do with availability of recordings and a general awareness. Henze's politics and sexual orientation didn't prevent him from appearing on DG as early as the '70s. YT is the perfect medium for allowing us to rewrite the reception history of composers from the 1920's to the present day. Maderna will emerge as an absolute master; his music is incredible and will become more and more popular. Serialism will never be embraced by the masses. Too cerebral, too complicated and too much of an effort for the average listener.

[@MrAndrimoro]

GENIO!!!!!Stupenda composizione!!!!!

[@PiEndsWith0]

I love this! Thank you for introducing me to this genius

[@VuykArie]

Very very very good! Thanks for uploading!

[@billyjoedopesmoker]

sí, el Maestro Maderna, descanse por favor en la paz, creo las obras de la belleza eterna. muchas gracias y saludos desde Tokio.

[@gerardbegni2806]

This early composition by Bruno Maderna is very interesting. We feel both the influence of serialsm and 'tonal ghosts' like in many Berg's or even Schoenberg's works. Further on, Maderna will adopt a purer style, but this early compostion is ideed very appealing.

[@hansschonfelder735]

Requiescat in pace!

[@robertosolito1276]

...ho la registrazione di questo brano su cassetta...

[@stueystuey1962]

Very similar sound world to both Brahms and Hindemith - for about 30 seconds. Wrt Brahms the clearly atonal scheme underlines just how far Brahms' chromatic expansiveness had taken things without actually breaking the traditional order. Wrt Hindemith well much of Maderna came first. And more to the point by just a few minutes in the trademark oboe and diffuze orchestration remind us that Maderna very early on was a radical modernist having left all manner of tradition in a heap of ruins. Unlike Carter and Babbitt, Maderna leaves us hints that there was a tradition, not so those crazy Americans..

[@tomfurgas2844]

It's only natural that "those crazy Americans" would unshackle themselves from European tradition. Otherwise their work would have been merely derivative, not truly American in scope and expression.